THE FLUORESCENCE PROPERTIES OF ORTHO AMINOBENZOATE ANESTHETICS IN DEFINED SOLVENTS AND PHOSPHOLIPID VESICLES

Abstract— The fluorescence properties of three ortho aminobenzoate local anesthetics have been determined in a variety of solvents. Results from these studies have been used to deduce how these drugs interact with phosphatidylcholine bilayers. The emission energy, fluorescence quantum yield and lifetime exhibited a biphasic dependence on solvent polarity. In aprotic solvents, alcohols and in ethanol-water mixtures containing less than 40% water, quantum yields and lifetimes were high (approximately 0.55 and 8.5 ns respectively). In ethanol-water mixtures containing >40% water, the strong fluorescence quenching was primarily due to an increase in the rate of non-radiative deactivation of the excited state. Both the radiative ( k_r ) and non-radiative ( k_nr ) rate constants show a biphasic dependence on solvent polarity. These studies suggest the presence of two singlet excited states for these molecules, a polar singlet excited state, S_1-p and a charge transfer excited state, S_1-ct with the latter predominating in ethanol-water mixture containing >40% water. In egg phosphatidylcholine bilayers, the fluorescence, lifetime and quantum yield are consistent with the view that these drugs are localized within the lipid head group region where the charge-transfer excited state can be stabilized by intermolecular hydrogen bonding.     

PHOTOCHEMICAL AND SPECTRAL PROPERTIES OF A PARTICULATE MODEL SYSTEM OF CHLOROPHYLL WITH AMPHIPHILES PREPARED FROM HISTAMINE

Abstract— In the photosynthesis model system described, chlorophyll a at an interface photosensitizes the transfer of hydrogen equivalents from a hydrocarbon phase to an aqueous phase. The hydrocarbon phase, to which chlorophyll is adsorbed, consists of polyethylene particles swollen with tetradecane. The particles are also charged positive by co-adsorption of dodecylpyridinium iodide. Furthermore, chlorophyll is ligated with the imidazole function of one of several amphiphiles derived from histamine, which may or may not contain a reducible nitroaromatic group that can serve as primary electron acceptor from photoexcited chlorophyll. The fluorescence quantum yield of chlorophyll on these particles is diminished by self-association of the pigment and by reaction with an oxidizing amphiphile; in the latter case, the quantum yield is correlated with the one-electron redox potential of the amphiphile. Fluorescence-lifetime analysis reveals that most excited singlet states of chlorophyll are quenched rather quickly, and that most of the fluorescence comes from a small fraction of chlorophyll with long lifetime. All preparations sensitize the photoreduction of 5,5′-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoate) (DTNB) to the water-soluble thiolate by hydrazobenzene. When the amphiphile that ligates chlorophyll is not oxidizing, the quantum yield of photoreduction is unrelated to the fluorescence yield of the particles, but may be related to the degree of self-association of chlorophyll. When the amphiphile that ligates chlorophyll is oxidizing, the kinetics of photoreduction of DTNB require that the electron passes through the primary oxidant to DTNB. Quantum yields for photosensitized reducton of oxidizing amphiphiles in the absence of DTNB have a reversed correlation with redox potential, which can be rationalized in terms of the Marcus theory of electron transfer. All data are most consistently accounted for if the primary photoproduct is an ion pair of chlorophyll and primary oxidant when the latter is available, and a chlorophyll radical ion pair when it is not, both formed by electron transfer from the singlet excited state of chlorophyll.     

竹红菌素作为激发态氧分子的光敏剂的研究

近年来,竹红菌素(Hypocrellin A and B,简称HA和HB)及其衍生物在光疗技术上的应用,尤其是在癌症和艾滋病的治疗上的应用,越来越引起人们的重视[1~8].     

STUDIES ON THE PHOTOTOXICITY OF COUMARIN DERIVATIVES — I. PHOTOCYCLODIMERIZATION OF 5,7-DIMETHOXYCOUMARIN

Abstract— 5,7-DimethoxJtcoumarin (DMC) dimerizes through the C₄-photo-cycloaddition of 3,4-double bonds to form a syn head-to-tail dimer on direct irradiation ( Λ≥ 300 nm) in acetonitrile or benzene solution. The quantum yield of the photocyclodimerization in acetonitrile is 0.068 which is greater than that of coumarin.
In the presence of triplet sensitizers such as benzophenone, 5,7-dimethoxycoumarin forms an anti dimer with the quantum yield greater than 0.08. The structure of the photodimers has been elucidated by IR, UV, NMR, and mass spectrometry. The results of luminescence studies, triplet quenching and sensitization revealed that the syn head-to-tail dimer was formed via an excited singlet precursor, while the anti dimer was formed via the excited triplet state.     

THE EFFECT OF MERCURIC IONS ON THE EXCITED STATES OF DNA-INTERCALATED ETHIDIUM BROMIDE

The first excited triplet state of DNA-intercalated ethidium bromide is produced with a quantum yield of 0.010.002 on irradiation at 532 nm. A difference extinction coefficient of 1.50.210³ m² mol^?1 is measured for the triplet state at 380 nm. Mercuric ions quench the first excited singlet state of DNA-intercalated ethidium bromide via induced spin orbit coupling to give an increased yield of ethidium triplet states. The same mercuric ion that quenches the singlet state then quenches the triplet state, via the same mechanism, with a rate constant of ca 3.510³ s^?1. An upper limit for the rate of detachment of Hg²⁺ from its binding site in DNA may be fixed at ca 10³ s^?1.     

PHOTOCHEMISTRY OF FLAVINS. II. PHOTOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF ALLOXAZINES AND ISOALLOXAZINES

Abstract. Pulsed laser photolysis at 347nm has been used to study the transient spectroscopy of alloxazine, lumichrome, lumiflavin, and riboflavin in acidic (pH 2.2) aqueous solution and in ethanol. Intersystem crossing quantum yields (φ_ISC) were determined by a modification of the comparative laser excitation method which utilizes the variation of the triplet yield with intensity in conjunction with a kinetic model for the various photophysical and photochemical processes occurring during the pulse. Fluorescence quantum yields and lifetimes are also reported. Correction for quenching of the excited singlet state by H⁺ ions shows that, in neutral aqueous solution, intersystem crossing for flavins is an efficient process (φ_ISC˜ 0.7) which, in conjunction with fluorescence, accounts for the fate of all absorbed photons. For alloxazine (φ_ISC˜ 0.45) and lumichrome (φ_ISC˜ 0.7) the results are more difficult to interpret owing to interconversion between alloxazine and isoalloxazine structures in the singlet excited state. For all four compounds, the quantum yield of products derived from the singlet excited state is estimated as ˜0.04. There is evidence of biphotonic product formation at high laser energies. In ethanol, where φ_ISC for lumichrome is about twice that of lumiflavin, internal conversion between the excited singlet and ground states appears to be a significant process. Complete triplet-triplet absorption spectra in the region 260–750nm are reported. For lumichrome at pH 2.2 there is spectral evidence for isomeric triplet states which appear to be in equilibrium.     

螺吡喃激发态的反应活性

研究了6′-硝基-1,3,3-三甲基吲(口乃木)苯骈螺吡喃,Ⅰ,和6′-硝基-1-苯基-3,3-二甲基吲(口乃木)苯骈螺吡喃,Ⅱ,的光化学,Ⅰ的直接光解和敏化光解均得到份菁结构的光解产物Ⅲ,量子产率分别是0.42和0.32.Ⅱ直接光解时生成相应的有色光解产物Ⅳ,量子产率是0.40,氮杂蒽酮为敏化剂的敏化光解量子产率是0.58,无疑地,单线态和三线态均参予螺吡喃的发色反应,用这些结果和折算关系式得到,在Ⅰ的直接光解中,Ⅲ主要来自单线态,而在Ⅱ的直接光解中,Ⅳ主要来自三线态.从Ⅰ或Ⅱ的敏化联乙酰燐光实验中求得三线态参数.它们是:φ_ISC^Ⅰ＝0.11,φ_ISC^Ⅱ＝0.48;³K_dt^Ⅰ＝3×10⁴秒^-1,³K_dt^Ⅱ＝9×10⁴秒^-1,类似地,³K_r^Ⅰ＝0.12×10⁴秒^-1,³K_r^Ⅱ＝2.52×10⁴秒^-1,这样,³φ_r^Ⅰ值较小是由于³φ_ISC^Ⅰ值较小,而三线态寿命随结构变动不大.最后,取苯乙烯为模型,用它的电子能量与乙烯双键扭曲角度关系图推断出,来自单线态的双离子具有螺环构型,而来自三线态者具有平面状构型.     

UPPER EXCITED STATE PHOTOCHEMISTRY OF DNA

Abstract— The quantum yields for cyclobutylpyrimidine dimers, alkali-labile sites, and frank strand breaks in double-stranded DNA have been measured using low-intensity radiation at 199.8, 217.8, and 239.5 nm from a Raman-shifted frequency quadrupled Nd:YAG laser. The quantum yield for cyclobutylpyrimidine dimers was also measured using 254 nm radiation from a low-pressure mercury lamp. The quantum yield for cyclobutylpyrimidine dimers is constant within a factor of two between 254 and 199.8 nm except for 239.5 nm, indicating that upper excited singlet states of bases convert efficiently to the lowest singlet state. The quantum yields for alkali-labile sites and frank strand breaks both increase as the wavelength decreases but follow different patterns. These results indicate that alkali-labile sites form from a higher excited state of the base, whereas frank strand breaks form by excitation of the sugar-phosphate backbone.     

RELATIVE REACTIVITIES OF THE EXCITED STATES OF FUROCOUMARINS FOR [2+2] PHOTOCYCLOADDITION REACTION WITH TETRAMETHYLETHYLENE

Abstract— The Stern-Volmer constants for fluorescence quenching by tetramethylethylene decrease in the order DMC ≫ DHP > F-2 > 8-MOP. The same order was observed for the quantum yields of [2+2] cycloaddition reaction with tetramethylethylene on direct irradiation. In [2+2] photocycloaddition of F-2 with tetramethylethylene in ethanol, the ratio of quantum yields deduced from singlet and triplet states of F-2; φ₃⁰/φ₁⁰, is about 5. The excited triplet state is the reactive state for the [2+2] photocycloaddition of F-2 with tetramethylethylene in solution but the excited singlet state of F-2 becomes very important in biological conditions.     

9-乙烯基蒽和对-N,N-二甲氨基苯乙烯激基络合物的生成和光二聚反应

测定了9-乙烯基蒽和对-N,N-二甲氨基苯乙烯体系在不同极性的溶剂中的荧光光谱和荧光量子产率。发现随着溶剂极性的增加,激基络合物的荧光发生红移,荧光量子产率降低。同时9-乙烯基蒽和对-N,N-二甲氨基苯乙烯之间的光二聚产物的相对产率也降低。并讨论了经过激基络合物中间体的光二聚反应机理。     

PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS IN RIGID MEDIA-I. THE EFFECT OF GELATIN ON THE AEROBIC PHOTOCHEMISTRY OF RIBOFLAVIN IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION

Abstract— The addition of potassium iodide to dilute aqueous solutions of riboflavin reduced both the rate of the aerobic photolysis and the fluorescence quantum yield of riboflavin in the same proportions. This indicated that under these conditions the photolysis proceeded from the singlet excited state. The addition of gelatin to aqueous solutions of riboflavin also reduced the rate of the aerobic photolysis but increased slightly the quantum yield of fluorescence. The rates and the fluorescence of solutions of riboflavin to which gelatin had been added were also reduced by the addition of potassium iodide but in this case the effect on the rate was proportionately greater than the effect on the fluorescence. The data suggests that in the presence of gelatin the mechanism of the reaction is changed and that the triplet state becomes more important.     

THE FORMATION OF HYDRATED ELECTRONS FROM THE EXCITED STATE OF INDOLE DERIVATIVES

Abstract— –Hydrogen atoms can be observed in u.v. irradiated aqueous solutions of indole derivatives. These H' atoms are produced in a reaction between H⁺ and solvated electrons which are formed in the excited state of indole. Protons are also known to be good quenching agents for the fluorescence of indole. However the pH dependence and effect of oxygen on the yield of hydrogen atoms indicates clearly that although both fluorescence and electron ejection originate in the excited singlet state the fluorescence quenching by protons is not caused by a transfer of electronic charge from the excited ring to H⁺. The temperature dependencies of both fluorescence and electron ejection yield an abnormally large "activation energy". It is proposed that this temperature dependence is to a large extent determined by a process characteristic of water as a solvent.     

不对称五氮齿镉和铟大环配合物的合成及其光物理性质研究

近年来,含有22个共轭电子的五氮齿大环金属配合物的新物种不断被合成^[1~2],这类配合物的0-0跃迁吸收带已扩展至大于700 nm的近红外区,作为第二代光动力光疗试剂倍受人们的重视,已在细胞水平上及动物实体瘤的实验中获得肯定结果^[3~4].最近,又发现这类分子还具有多种非线性光学效应,诸如反饱和吸收和非线性折射等^[5],可开发成激光限辐材料和器件,在激光防护方面有重要的应用价值.本文合成的不对称五氮齿镉和铟配合物就是这样一类新型化合物,本文报导其合成方法和基本光物理性质.     

苯、萘、蒽及其衍生物的荧光光谱及激发态性能的计算研究

根据Franck-Condon原理,用PPP-SC(β,γ)-CI方法在IBM-PC微机上,对苯、萘、蒽的衍生物的荧光性质以及基态和第一激发单重态在键级、偶极矩、π电子总能量上的差异进行了研究。发现最大荧光波数V~(F.L.)与荧光辐射能△F~(V.L.)、荧光量子产率φ与基态、第一激发单重态间的π电子能量差(E_g~π—E_e~π)存在着以下的关系:上述F.L.表示荧光,g表示基态,e表示激发态。由此得出的理论计算值与实验值有着良好的一致性。     

THE PHOTOSENSITIZERS BENZOPHENOXAZINE and THIAZINES: COMPREHENSIVE INVESTIGATION OF PHOTOPHYSICAL and PHOTOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES

Eight differently substituted title dye compounds have been investigated regarding intersystem crossing, triplet state, fluorescence and singlet excited state pKa properties. In general, non-halogenated oxazines and thiazines as well as a mono bromooxazine show very low triplet quantum yields, phi tau (less than 0.03) and relatively long triplet lifetimes (approximately 40 microseconds) in acidic methanol. The phi tau data correlate well with known singlet oxygen yields. In basic methanol no triplet transient is observed but a significant yield of a ground state transient protonated (base dye) form is produced with a short lifetime, approximately 400 ns. Fluorescence can be seen simultaneously from both the excited base and the protonated base dye forms in basic methanol. For iodinated oxazine or thiazines, the triplet yield increases and can be as high as 0.5 (diiodo case) in acidic methanol. The triplet lifetimes are further shortened to approximately 10 microseconds compared to the non-iodinated derivatives above. The triplet yields of the iodo compounds are higher or equal to known singlet oxygen yields. In basic methanol triplet yields up to 0.2 can be seen, the triplet lifetime are shortened still further to 1 microsecond but no observable protonated form is produced (in distinction to the non-iodinated cases). Consideration is given to the correlation of triplet and singlet oxygen yields, ground and excited pKa properties, spin-orbit coupling and internal conversion properties, solvent effects, and phototherapeutic activity of these dyes.     

THE EFFECT OF 9-ETHYLADENINE ON THE PHOTODIMERIZATION OF 1-CYCLOHEXYLTHYMINE

Abstract— The photodimerization of 1-cyclohexylthymine (l-CT).and the effect of adding 9-ethyladenine (9-EA) on this reaction were studied in chloroform and/or acetonitrile solutions. The photodimerization of 1-CT is shown to occur through an excited triplet state. 9-EA works as an inhibitor against this reaction by quenching the excited singlet state of 1-CT. It is suggested that a singlet exciplex made up from the excited state 1-CT and the ground state 9-EA by hydrogen-bonding may play an important role in the quenching process.     

TRANSFER OF EXCITATION ENERGY BETWEEN PORPHYRIN CENTERS OF A COVALENTLY-LINKED DIMER*

Abstract— Three covalently-linked porphyrin hybrid dimers were synthesized, each containing a metallotetraarylporphyrin [Zn(II), Cu(II), or Ni(II)], and a free base tetraarylporphyrin. Transfer of singlet excitation energy from the metalloporphyrin center to the free base porphyrin center was determined by measuring fluorescence properties. The Zn hybrid dimer displayed excellent intramolecular transfer of energy ( 85%) from the excited singlet state of the Zn(II) chromophore to the free base chromophore. No evidence for such transfer of the excited singlet state energy was found in the Ni(II) or Cu(II) analogues. From our experimental data, the fluorescence quantum yield of the Zn hybrid dimer was the same as for the free base monomer porphyrin (0.11; Seybold and Gouterman, 1969). Thus, the covalent attachment of another fluorescent porphyrin center effectively doubled the antenna size without decreasing the quantum yield even though the fluorescence quantum yield of the Zn(II) containing monomer was substantially less (0.03, according to Seybold and Gouterman, 1969) than that of the free base porphyrin. The donor-acceptor distance and the rate constant for energy transfer were calculated using the Forster equation. Assuming random orientation, a donor-acceptor distance of 15 Å was calculated with an associated rate constant (k_ci) for energy transfer of 1.9 ± 10₉ s_–1.     

单线态分子氧的产生和体外叶绿素α的结构状态

叶绿素α(Chl α)是光合作用光量子的接受器和光能最初传递体。早期研究表明,在光合器官中,Chlα长波主吸收带位于红区。1969年Krasnovsky指出,Chlα受光照射时有可过氧化还原反应。     

CHEMIEXCITATION IN THE ARACHIDONIC ACID CASCADE

As investigated in neutrophils, the very weak luminescence accompanying the arachidonic acid cascade is associated with the lipoxygenase pathway. The emission is dramatically enhanced by energy transfer to chlorophyll a. The number of chlorophyll molecules excited to the fluorescent state per oxygen consumed, (the S1/O2 ratio), equal to the product of the quantum yields of chemiexcitation and of energy transfer, is 5.4 x 10(-6). The quantum yield of chemiexcitation is inferred to be higher than 1 x 10(-3). The two most likely chemiexcitation routes point to triplet conjugated carbonyls as the most likely candidates for the excited species that transfer to chlorophyll. As such the emission intensity may reflect the level of hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acid. This is the first case where addition of a biotic substrate to a cellular system results in substantial generation of electronic excited states without any drastic loss of cell viability. Whether the formation of excited states in the arachidonic acid cascade in neutrophils is accidental or has a biological role is an open question.     

Fluorescence of the antharacenes following Tn → T1 excitation studied by a double excitation method

The fluorescence from the lowest excited singlet state following excitation of the lowest triplet state was observed for anthracene, 9-methylanthracene, and 9-phenylanthracene in ethanol by a newly devised double excitation method which is essentially the combination of flash and laser photolysis. The quantum yield of intersystem crossing from the excited triplet state, T_n(n ? 2), to the lowest excited singlet state was markedly increased by methyl- and phenyl-substitution at the meso-position.